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Bacchus

'Daylight' only works as a deciding factor if you can guarantee the view is at exactly 90 degrees to the touchline across the pitch. Shift it a degree or two either way and 'daylight' appears or disappears.

Bacchus

Sorry, they’ve not shown it’s in advance, as the line is not correctly drawn. It's not a great graphic, but there is a vertical line drawn from Foster's shoulder, and one drawn through the defender's arm. Assuming they both line up with the red line on the grass, that is offside. Anyway, it matters...

Bacchus

Then why is the defenders shirt also in colour? The defender should not have any part in colour. The line is wrong. I'm not sure on the colouring in convention, but in this case it's not really the issue. The line they've drawn shows Foster's shoulder is in advance of the defender's shoulder, foot,...

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martin_p wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 30, 2025 5:53 pm
‘Assuming the offside graphic to be accurate’. And therein lies the problem, it isn’t 100% accurate with the technology we have, it can only ever be an approximation.

Agreed, but that's the technology that is used and in this instance it clearly says Foster is offside. That much is inarguable.

Bacchus

Assuming the offside graphic to be accurate, the line is drawn to Foster's shoulder, being the most advanced part of his body that he can legally use, and it is further forward than any part of the defender's body that can be legally used.

Hence offside, correct decision, however close.

Bacchus

Still haven't seen a conclusive angle showing that Anthony's foul continued into the box tbh. The part of the shirt that he was holding is surely the relevant bit, not the bit of the player that was diving over the line? Given that the initial decision was no foul it felt like quite a leap from VAR ...

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Hard to argue that United didn't deserve the win over the 90 minutes but disappointing that 2 massively marginal decisions could have seen it go the other way. Plenty to take from the game, but also a few concerns about how much trouble United's front three and wingbacks caused us, particularly in t...

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United well on top, but let's be honest they should be with the respective players on show. We've really struggled with their pace and movement up front. Looks like we're seeing the reaction from the Grimsby result too which is a bit unfortunate.

Still only a goal in it though, everything to play for

Bacchus

I tend to give refs the benefit of the doubt, difficult job, impossible rule changes etc, but that is an absolute shocker of a decision.

Bacchus

Quite telling that as soon as he starts playing for a smaller club, he is instantly dropped The fact that he is playing for a smaller club is a pretty good indication that his levels have dropped. Just like his recent performances for England. I really don't get this chip on shoulder attitude. We'v...

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If he has a good season there we get an improved, 21 year old winger with three years left on his deal. If he doesn't have a good season there then it maybe reflects that he wouldn't have had much to offer us either. It's in everyone's interest that he gets game time and begins to show some of the p...

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Best to ignore those who simply revel in misery and negativity. I thought it was a decent performance overall. If Hannibal had put that chance away just before Richarlison's worldie we'd have been deservedly level and it would have been a very different game. Clearly we need to become more clinical ...

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Promising despite scoreline

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Isak has a contract, honour it! Greedy barsteward :roll: All contracts should be of one year duration. This is where players can't win. 1 - Player who honours his contract while not being in the team is stealing a living. 2 - Player honours his contract and leaves at the end of it is denying his cl...

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When there’s a team that represents where I’m from While I understand the sentiment I think those times have gone in elite sports. We're all (presumably) Burnley fans, but how much can any of us claim that the team represents Burnley? We're owned by Americans with players from around the world, all...

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Like many “trad” cricket fans I’ve scoffed at The Hundred but I’m posting this on the train back from Manchester after what was, I have to say, a brilliant night at Old Trafford tonight . Manchester Originals beat London Spirit in a tight game with plenty of runs scored, a pantomime villain in Davi...

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I listed mine a week ago and had an email confirming it had sold a few days later. Felt like an improvement from last season where you couldn't list them untill about 20 minutes before kickoff

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It would be interesting to know whether clubs still encourage players to get married young and have kids in the hope they settle down. I’m sure it was encouraged in the past. Maybe not so much now as it can create more problems than it solves. Probably more relevant in a time where they would actua...

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Watched spurs vs reading pre season friendly other week and he looked a touch of class. Is that ok? Absolutely fine. He seems to have been portrayed as a modern day Franz Beckenbauer on here recently so I naturally assumed it was based on something more than a preseason friendly against a league on...

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123EasyasBFC wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 06, 2025 1:42 pm
Really want us to be in the mix for Vuskovic on loan from spurs.

A back 3 of Walker Vuskovic esteve would be fantastic

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Which of his performances in the Belgian / Polish / Croatian youth leagues really stood out for you?

Or is he good on FIFA?

Bacchus

Give over. They’re rinsing fans whilst they can. If we get back to back relegations, there’s no way were charging what we are for walk ons or season tickets for that matter. What’s funny is the “away cap”. So each club is okay charging no more than £30 to a fan of the other team. But is okay chargi...

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Football is expensive now. That's inarguable. Most clubs are in a no-win situation though. They need all the money they can get to try and stay afloat at whatever level they play at. Even non-league prices aren't cheap these days because of the need to cover the basic running costs of the clubs. At ...

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The prevailing wisdom on this board seems to be that 2 years ago Kompany 'ripped apart' the team that won promotion, thus ensuring our relegation before a ball had been kicked. Over the corse of this summer I think I've seen every one of our players other than Estève being dismissed as not being goo...

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People need to spend less time making up utter drivel to post on here and more time learning how to spell and pronounce our players' names because, let's be honest, that's going to be an absolute sh1tshow this season.

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If we want him to bat like Boycott then fair enough Its almost like there is nothing between the two extremes.... Obviously he doesn't need to turn into a blocker. He just needs to consider the bigger picture a bit more occasionally. Similar to when he was caught on 99 at Headingley trying to showb...

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Not sure I'd be writing Bethell off. He was thrown in at the deep end with very little cricket under his belt and struggled in this match resulting in the frustrated swing we saw in the second innings. He's clearly a talent though. The moment it changed was when Brook decided he wanted to win the ma...

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On the Broja thing. I don’t know where I have been looking where everyone else hasn’t but from what I have read it left me thinking why are we even looking at this guy? I don’t know if others have different sources but all I see is an injury prone striker who has a habit of not scoring goals. Forgi...

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bobinho wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:10 am
This SHOULD be one of those rarest of rare things on here….when every single opinion is pretty much the same and we are ALL in agreement.

Don't worry, one of the contrarians will be along in a minute to tell us he had a bad attitude or wasn't good enough in the air or something.

Bacchus

Still one of our best players of recent times.It was a disgrace how VK treated him in his second season. Was he though? For half a season he was great. After Christmas he blew hot and cold. His decision making was always questionable. He didn't get a chance in the Prem for a reason, not just becaus...

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I still think there's a good striker in Hojlund. Maybe he wasn't ready for being the main striker at a big club with a lot of other issues but he has the physicality, the workrate and the movement to come good yet. £30m could seem turn into a bargain for somebody with today's prices.

Bacchus

None of us will know the actual fee, just the various pieces of speculation we pick up online. The profile of the player seems like a perfect fit though. He has the physicality, has shown the talent in patches, is young enough to have a increasing value and the hunger to go and prove himself, even i...

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LucasBFC1 wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 01, 2025 12:08 am
Seen somewhere they're adding private boxes? Can anyone confirm because if so that will ruin the atmosphere of the only stand that has any.

Wouldn't that be like adding a penthouse suite to Trafalgar flats? Seems unlikely.

Bacchus

Always makes me laugh when people get themselves so confused between a fact and opinion, yet continue to speak with such confidence, authority and assertiveness. 80% of this forum (90% of this thread) is made up of people posting utter drivel with a totally unwarranted air of authority. The theme a...

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RicardoMontalban wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 28, 2025 1:28 pm
Is there any chance the Brazilian press are perhaps making this up / agent shenanigans?

Sounds a bit bizarre to be honest and not what we need.

No, can't be. We must trust every bit of nonsense people find on the internet and share on here in a bid to be perceived as ITK.

Bacchus

While we're waiting for some transfer news, does anyone have any thoughts on Koleosho or Anthony that they'd like to share?

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Rowls wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 19, 2025 11:01 pm
I've only just noticed Germany have a player called Minge.

Childish giggles, obvs, but reminds me of Euro 96 and 11 Kuntz

Bacchus

Assume he's still under contract at Leeds so potentially available on loan. My money would be on Middlesbrough

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I was hoping Brownhill would come to Toronto FC, Chicago and Toronto are similar sized cities, both have a similar climate, both on a massive lake. Both pay in USD, all Toronto based sports teams pay in USD and have to offer compensation over the going rate due to higher taxes and constantly cleari...

Bacchus

That maybe true but if you just stick to football and your own interests, there is no better place . Some of the info and data you can get from X is unparalleled. It can be a really good platform if you just stay away from the "for you" tab. This is great exposure There are things I miss about Twit...

Bacchus

I think that a tournament which is receiving this amount of media coverage, broadcast on national TV etc should be of a higher standard. You are, in essence, suggesting that it may as well be Soccer Aid when it's meant to be a professional sport at the highest level. Of course, one can be entertain...

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Inchy wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:02 am
Very senior management are like politicians going round shaking hands trying to pretend everything is ok, when they no it isn’t, but if they admit that they will be replaced.

To be fair this is no different in the private sector, at least once an organisation reaches a certain size.

Bacchus

I'm sure someone has weighed up the pros and cons of partnering with an organisation that so many people find to be morally objectionable but it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Bacchus

So many posts in here whining about quality, being "gaslit", comparisons to mens game, female commentators etc. Seriously, if you can't enjoy being 2 goals down, levelling it up with 2 quickfire goals, players getting injured, bloodied noses, strapping up their own legs and then winning it on penal...

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IanMcL wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:55 pm
Because she had lost her place to the footwork girl.

Footwork girl did okay there

Bacchus

There's been a lack of quality but you can't fault the spirit here. A bit of old fashioned get bodies in the box and swing the ball in there.

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boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:11 pm
What is Russo doing?

Not a lot. To be fair to her she hasn't had a single decent cross to attack or through ball to run on to. Sweden have completely stopped England from playing

Bacchus

Sweden comfortably the better side so far. Better organised, physically stronger and seem to be executing their game plan perfectly.

Bacchus

Setting aside some of the COVID sceptic BS and treating that with the disdain it deserves, a lot of the remarks on here around the lack of general organisation within the NHS seem reasonable based on my experience. So the next time we hear the traditional complaints about too much money going to pen...

Bacchus

There is time but there's no denying the earlier you get your ducks in a row the better prepared you are for the season ahead increasing the likelihood of success. And it looks like we are bringing in the players who will be in our squad earlier than we've managed to in previous years. I imagine we...

Bacchus

Seems to be a fairly wide assumption that JBL is here to bulk out the squad. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he was first choice on the right with Anthony on the left. I'd see Edwards as more of an impact sub than someone who really fits into the kind of solid framework we'll need this season. JBL...

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